Global InformationMulwala Football Club information
| Mulwala | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Mulwala Football Netball Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Lions | |
| 2023 season | ||
| After finals | Premiers | |
| Home-and-away season | 17-1 | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1882 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Murray FNL | |
| Coach | Rohan Davies, Jackson Gash | |
| Captain(s) | Dylan McNamara, Lachlan Rouel | |
| Premierships | (8): 1912, 1950, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1990, 2022, 2023 | |
| Ground(s) | Lonsdale Reserve, Mulwala (capacity: 10,000) | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | http://www.mulwalafnc.sportingpulse.net | |
The Mulwala Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Mulwala located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.
The first recorded match was Mulwala verses Murray Football Club on Saturday, 23 September 1882.[1]
Between 1883 and 1886 a Selector's Union Football Club played their home games in Mulwala and played against Corowa and Border United for the Camplin Cup.[2]
In 1894, the Tungamah Caladonian Society donated 20 medals to be competed for by the following football teams – Burramine South, Mulwala, Tungamah, Yarrawonga and Youarang.[3]
In 1898 Mulwala FC competed in the Yarrawonga & District Football Association against – Burramine South, Bundalong, Katamatite, Telford and Yarrawonga.[4]
In 1902, Mulwala were runners up to St. James / Devenish United Football Club in the Yarrawonga and Border Football Association.[5]
Mulwala were runners up to Rennie in the 1939[6] and 1940[7] Coreen & District Football League grand final.
In 1948, Burramine defeated Mulwala by one point to win the premiership of the Murray Valley North East Football League.[8]
Mulwala have competed in the Murray FNL, in both football and netball since 1987.
- ^ "1882 – Mulwala v Murray". The Corowa Free Press – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1886 – Camplin Cup". The Corowa Free Press newspaper – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1894 – Yarrawonga DFA". Ovens and Murray Advertiser – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1898 – Yarrawonga & DFA". Cobram Courier – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1902 – Yarrawonga & BFA – Grand Final Review". Benalla Standard – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1939 - Rennie". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 15 September 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "1940 - Football". Border Morning Mail. 28 August 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "1948 - BURRAMINE'S ONE POINT WIN". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 13 September 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2021.